Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) recorded Gross Margin of 40.64% in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 29, 2026), up 0.26 percentage points from 40.38% a year earlier but down 0.46 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 29, 2026), Msc Industrial Direct reported Gross Margin of 40.88%, up 0.13 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Gross Margin has a five-year change of -0.23 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Gross Margin came in at 40.75% in FY2025 (-0.41 pp), 41.16% in FY2024 (+0.18 pp), 40.98% in FY2023 (-1.23 pp) and 42.21% in FY2022 (+1.09 pp).
- Quarterly Gross Margin has ranged from 40.38% in fiscal Q4 2025 to 42.89% in fiscal Q3 2022 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Gross Margin has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.14 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Gross Margin in the last five years was a gain of 4.38 percentage points in fiscal Q2 2022, against a drop of 2.21 percentage points in fiscal Q3 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 41.11% (Q3 2026), 41.14% (Q2 2026) and 40.66% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 73.34 Bn | 72.46 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 41.81% |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 65.22 Bn | 62.82 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 39.51% |
| 3 | Fastenal | 60.31 Bn | 59.31 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 44.85% |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 46.98 Bn | 44.19 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 31.02% |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 34.35 Bn | 34.23 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 40.10% |
| 6 | Reliance | 22.84 Bn | 21.89 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 27.89% |
| 7 | Wesco International | 16.33 Bn | 13.38 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 21.67% |
| 8 | Watsco | 12.05 Bn | 12.05 Bn | 586.29 Mn | - |
| 9 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 10.95 Bn | 10.83 Bn | 392.21 Mn | 30.38% |
| 10 | Msc Industrial Direct | 6.71 Bn | 6.48 Bn | 438.58 Mn | 40.64% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026 | 40.64% |
| May 30, 2026 | 41.11% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 41.14% |
| Nov 29, 2025 | 40.66% |
| Aug 30, 2025 | 40.38% |
| May 31, 2025 | 40.96% |
| Mar 1, 2025 | 40.96% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 40.73% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 41.02% |
| Jun 1, 2024 | 40.89% |
| Mar 2, 2024 | 41.55% |
| Dec 2, 2023 | 41.21% |
| Sep 2, 2023 | 40.52% |
| Jun 3, 2023 | 40.68% |
| Mar 4, 2023 | 41.25% |
| Dec 3, 2022 | 41.53% |
| Sep 3, 2022 | 41.89% |
| May 28, 2022 | 42.89% |
| Feb 26, 2022 | 42.47% |
| Nov 27, 2021 | 41.55% |
API Access
Msc Industrial Direct Gross Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=MSM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "ticker": "MSM", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=MSM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();